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Re: Can toddlers get thrush?

I'm not sure what the true answer is, but I would think ANYBODY could get thrush. I have heard that even adults can get thrush in their mouth. My nurse friend once told me that her patients at the hospital who got it told her it was painful...

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Re: Can toddlers get thrush?

I actually got misdiagnosed with thrush in my early 20s, so the dumb doctor I saw sure seemed to think I could get thrush even as an adult. The jerk even accused me of having bad hygiene, which really made me mad. I actually just have geographic tongue which occasionally gives my tongue a patchy appearance. Sorry, kind of got OT there.

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Re: Can toddlers get thrush?

I would think anyone could get it. But I am no expert.

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Re: Can toddlers get thrush?

Usually adults get thrush b/c of ABT (and you usually see it in the immune compromised also). I would think that if he's not on ABT too he will be ok - but probiotics couldn't hurt. Sorry you have mastitis! That really sucks, especially this late in the game.

Re: Can toddlers get thrush?

Re: Can toddlers get thrush?

Okay I decided that I'm going to take them but not Logan. Everything that I'm reading says probiotics can cause constipation, and we went through a major ordeal with that for months and I don't want to go down that path again. I'm just going to make sure he's getting some yogurt every day, and I've already started taking mine. Hope it works!